Black New England Conference

2008 BLACK NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE:

BLACK NEW ENGLAND STORIES
LITERATURE, ART AND ORATORY

WHEN:
Friday, June 13, 2008, and Saturday, June 14, 2008

INFO AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2008
neculture.org/bnec_registration.html

MORE INFO, LOCATION:
jerrianne.boggis@unh.edu /603-862-0693
david.watters@unh.edu /603-862-3053

Join scholars, teachers, researchers, community members, and members of local organizations for this two-day event as they share their work and insights on the Black experience, past and present, in New England.

Presenters Include:
Kathleen Barker & Nancy Heywood, Graham Boettcher, Charles Coe,
Fern Cunningham, John Ernest, Danielle Georges,
Gretchen Gerzina, Kerri Greenidge, Kristin Greenidge, Frances Jones-Sneed, Paul Goodnight, Napolean Jones-Henderson, Angela Keiser, Delia Konzett, Dorothy Mains-Prince, Rev. Jeff McIlwain, Barbara White, David Waters, Askia Toure and more

Keynote Speaker/Slam Poet: Patricia Smith.